| Author/Title/Year (APA Citation) | Problem | Purpose | Sample/Population | Data Collection Method | Major Findings/Conclusions |
| Aseeri, M., Banasser, G., Baduhduh, O., Baksh, S., & Ghalibi, N. (2020). Evaluation of medication error incident reports at a tertiary care hospital. Pharmacy, 8(2), 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020069 | Medication error management in a tertiary care hospital. | Examine medication error reports to identify error types and causes. | Incident reports and data from a tertiary care institution. | Analysis of incident reports. | Gained insights into common medication errors, their causes, and strategies to reduce them. |
| Ho, J., & Burger, D. (2020). Improving medication safety practice at a community hospital: A focus on bar code medication administration scanning and pain reassessment. BMJ Open Quality, 9(3), e000987. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000987 | High risk of adverse medication events in healthcare settings. | Assess the implementation and practicality of BCMA and pain reassessment processes. | Community hospital staff and patients utilizing BCMA systems. | Quasi-experimental design with observational data. | BCMA implementation reduced medication errors and improved pain assessment. |
| Linden-Lahti, C., Takala, A., Holmström, A.-R., & Airaksinen, M. (2021). What severe medication errors reported to health care supervisory authority tell about medication safety?. Journal of Patient Safety. https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000000914 | Severe medication errors reported in a hospital setting. | Analyze reports of significant medication errors to understand their causes. | Reports submitted to a healthcare supervisory authority. | Analysis of equipment failure and error reports. | Identified areas needing improvement in medication management and suggested BCMA as a solution to reduce errors. |
| Mulac, A. (2021). Barcode medication administration technology use in hospital practice: A mixed-methods observational study of policy deviations. BMJ Quality & Safety, 30(12), 1021–1030. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013223 | Policy deviations impact BCMA effectiveness. | Investigate how policy differences affect BCMA’s role in reducing medication errors. | Hospital staff using BCMA technology. | Observational and policy analysis approach. | Documented non-compliance with BCMA policies and provided recommendations to improve adherence. |
- LITERATURE SUMMARY TABLE FOR QUALITATIVE STUDIES
| Author/Title/Year (APA Citation) | Problem | Purpose | Sample | Data Collection Method | Key Findings/Themes |
| Bengtsson, M., Ekedahl, A.-B. I., & Sjöström, K. (2021). Errors linked to medication management in nursing homes: An interview study. BMC Nursing, 20(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00587-2 | Medication errors in nursing homes classified as adverse drug events. | Explore nursing staff’s perspectives on drug management errors. | Nursing assistants and caregivers at various nursing homes. | Semi-structured interviews. | Communication issues, lack of training, and systemic errors were identified as major causes of medication errors. |
| Reale, C., Ariosto, D., Weinger, M. B., & Anders, S. (2023). Medication safety amid technological change: Usability evaluation to inform inpatient nurses’ electronic health record system transition. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38, 982–990. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08278-1 | Transition to electronic health record (EHR) systems impacts medication safety. | Evaluate usability issues during EHR transitions for inpatient nurses. | Inpatient nurses participating in EHR usability testing and focus groups. | Semi-structured interviews and usability testing. | Highlighted usability issues affecting medication safety, emphasizing better interface design and user education. |
References
Aseeri, M., Banasser, G., Baduhduh, O., Baksh, S., & Ghalibi, N. (2020). Evaluation of medication error incident reports at a tertiary care hospital. Pharmacy, 8(2), 69.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020069
Bengtsson, M., Ekedahl, A.-B. I., & Sjöström, K. (2021). Errors linked to medication management in nursing homes: An interview study. BMC Nursing, 20(1), 69.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00587-2
Ho, J., & Burger, D. (2020). Improving medication safety practice at a community hospital: A focus on bar code medication administration scanning and pain reassessment. BMJ Open Quality, 9(3), e000987.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000987
Linden-Lahti, C., Takala, A., Holmström, A.-R., & Airaksinen, M. (2021). What severe medication errors reported to health care supervisory authority tell about medication safety? Journal of Patient Safety, Publish Ahead of Print(17).
https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000000914
Mulac, A. (2021). Barcode medication administration technology use in hospital practice: A mixed-methods observational study of policy deviations. BMJ Quality & Safety, 30(12), 1021–1030.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013223
Reale, C., Ariosto, D., Weinger, M. B., & Anders, S. (2023). Medication safety amid technological change: Usability evaluation to inform inpatient nurses’ electronic health record system transition. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38, 982–990.
